Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
S
3
1.1
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.1
N
23
0.9
S
5
0.2
N
22
0.7
S
5
0.1
N
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
14
11
7
7
7
20
12
7
4
47
102
114
117
123
125
89
10
47
37
28
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
5
N
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM2.70m
11:50PM2.96m
12:27PM2.91m
00:25AM3.18m
12:58PM3.11m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.83m
5:42PM1.02m
6:08AM0.57m
6:16PM0.80m
6:40AM0.33m
6:48PM0.59m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:01
6:59
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
4
7
6
7
7
8
8
9
7
4
3
4
6
6
8
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
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